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lie /laɪ/► SEE ALLgive the lie to sthlie at sb’s doorlie doggolie down on the joblie in statelie in store (for sb)lie in waitlie lowthe lie of the landlie through your teethlie your way into/out of sthhave made your bed and have to lie on itbe/lie at the bottom of sthhang/lie heavy (on sb/sth)live a lielet sleeping dogs lieI tell a liea white lie
●give the ˈlie to sth (formal) show that sth is not true 证实…是虚假的；证明不实；揭穿谎言◆These statistics give the lie to the government’s claim that inflation is under control.
这些统计数字戳穿了政府宣称的通货膨胀已经得到控制的谎言。●lie at sb’s door (formal) (of the responsibility for a mistake, etc. 失误等的责任) belong to sb 归于某人；由某人承担◆The main problem is the design of the building and the responsibility for that lies clearly at the architect’s door.
主要问题在于大楼的设计上，责任显然在建筑师。●lie ˈdoggo (old-fashioned, informal) be very still or hide somewhere so that you will not be found 静伏不动；隐伏◆I lay doggo in the yard while the police searched the house for me.
警方搜查房子想要抓我时，我静伏在院子里，一动不动。●lie down on the ˈjob (informal) not do a job properly 磨洋工；偷懒；逃避责任◆I’m not going to employ anybody here who lies down on the job. I only want people who work hard.
我这里不会雇用磨洋工的人，我只想要卖力干活的人。●lie in ˈstate (of the body of an important person 重要人物的遗体) be placed for people to see before it is buried 埋葬前供公众瞻仰●lie in ˈstore (for sb) (of events, etc. 事件等) be waiting to happen (to sb) 正待发生（在某人身上）◆I wonder what lies in store for us in our new life in California.
我不知道我们即将在加利福尼亚州开始的新生活会是怎么样的。●lie in ˈwaithide and wait for sb so that you can attack them 暗中守候，伺机攻击；埋伏以待◆The police think the murderer must have been lying in wait for his victim.
警方认为，杀人犯必定是潜伏在某处伺机攻击受害者。●lie ˈlow (informal) hide or keep quiet for a short time （暂时）隐匿，不露面◆The thieves lay low for a few days in a farmhouse, then tried to leave the country with the money.
那些盗贼在一个农舍里躲了几天，然后试图携款离境。●the ˌlie of the ˈland (BrE) (NAmE the ˌlay of the ˈland) 1. the way the land in an area is formed and what physical characteristics it has 地形；地势；地貌2. the way a situation is now and how it is likely to develop 目前的形势及发展趋势◆Check out the lie of the land before you make a decision.
要摸清情况后再作决定。●lie through your ˈteeth (informal) tell very obvious lies without being embarrassed 满口谎言；撒弥天大谎；睁着眼说瞎话◆The witness was clearly lying through his teeth.
证人分明是在睁着眼说瞎话。●lie your way into/out of sthget yourself into/out of a situation by telling lies 由于说谎而陷入（或摆脱）某种境地◆I lied my way into the concert by claiming to be a journalist.
我谎称自己是记者混进演唱会现场。◆You can’t lie your way out of it this time, I’m afraid.
恐怕你这次很难靠撒谎过关了。●have ˌmade your bed and have to ˈlie on ithave to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation that you have caused yourself 自作自受；自食其果◆Linda’s borrowed more money than she can ever pay back, but I guess she’s made her bed and now she’s got to lie on it.琳达借的钱太多无力偿还，可是我觉得她是自作自受。●be/lie at the ˈbottom of sthbe the basic cause of sth 是某事的根本原因◆Racist feelings almost certainly lie at the bottom of these recent attacks.几乎可以肯定，种族主义情绪是最近这几起攻击事件的根源所在。●hang/lie ˈheavy (on sb/sth)1. (of a feeling or sth in the air 情感或空气中的物体) be very noticeable in a particular place in a way that is unpleasant 明显郁积；明显悬浮于◆Smoke lay heavy on the far side of the water.对岸的水面上悬浮着黑沉沉的烟雾。◆Despair hangs heavy on the air.空气中弥漫着绝望的氛围。2. make sb/sth feel uncomfortable or anxious 使不安；使焦虑；使担忧◆The crime lay heavy on her conscience.犯下的罪行使她内疚不安。●live a ˈliekeep sth important about yourself a secret from other people, so that they do not know what you really think, what you are really like, etc. 是两面派；过骗人的生活；为人虚伪◆In the end she found that she couldn’t go on living a lie, and told him the truth.最后，她发现自己无法再蒙骗下去，只得对他说出了真相。●let ˌsleeping dogs ˈlie (saying) do not disturb a situation which could cause trouble 不要多事；不要自找麻烦◆I was very careful about what I said. It’s best to let sleeping dogs lie, I think.我非常注意自己的言辞，我认为最好不要惹是生非。●I tell a ˈlie (spoken) used to say that sth you have just said is not true or correct 我说错了；我说的不对◆We first met in 1982, no, I tell a lie, it was 1983.我们第一次见面是在 1982 年，不，我说错了，是 1983 年。●a white ˈliea small or harmless lie that you tell to avoid hurting sb 善意的谎言◆When she asked me if I liked her new dress I had to tell a white lie. I thought it looked awful, but I couldn’t say so!当她问我喜不喜欢她的新装时，我只能撒个小谎。其实我觉得那件衣服难看之极，却不好直说！ |